PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 3551 Oregon. The program, through research, technology development and application, and public involvement, shall— (1) compile and develop basic biological and ecological information to improve forest and rangeland health and vigor; (2) focus research on joint management and production of timber, wildlife, grazing, fish, water quality, and recreation; (3) stimulate cooperative research between universities and Federal and State agencies; (4) identify and evaluate opportunities to enhance the longterm economic and social benefits derived from the region's forest and rangeland resources in concert with county and regional economic strategies; (5) convert results of research into technology development products and apply new information in a timely manner; (6) develop technology to guide intensive multiresource management and policy decisions for sustaining long-term productivity and ecological values into the early decades of the 21st century; (7) develop new technologies that will enable forest and range managers to maximize multiresource benefits and minimize the hazards of fire, insect, and disease outbreaks; (8) develop forest management practices for use by land managers and landowners that are appropriate at the wildlandurban interface and in concert with public values for these areas; (9) demonstrate the application of technology and resource knowledge on specific management areas; and (10) establish mutually beneficial relations with the public to inform them regarding research and technology development and new management directions and to obtain feedback. (c) PARTNERSHIP.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish and carry out the program under subsection Qoi) in consultation and cooperation with Federal, State, and local agencies, universities, and the private sector. In addition, the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish an advisory committee representing broad interests and perspectives to assist in the formulation of plans for implementing the program. SEC. 1247. INTERNATIONAL FOREST PRODUCTS TRADE INSTITUTE. Employment. Rural areas. (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— The Secretary of ^riculture may establish 16 USC 2112 an International Forest Products Trade Institute (hereafter in this note. section referred to in this section as the "Institute"). (b) MISSION.— The mission of the Institute will be to increase the competitive position of the forest industries of the northeastern United States as major producers of international forest products in order to increase domestic employment and stimulate rural development, and to provide a knowledgeable, objective analysis of global forest resource problems. (c) FUNCTIONS.— The Institute shall— (1) emphasize the application of existing knowledge to the manufacturing and international marketing of forest products as well as conduct new research related to the competitiveness of the northeastern forest products industry; (2) study and evaluate domestic and international forest, forest sector, agroforestry, development, economic, and trade policies;
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